2015 Green/Sustainable Small Business of the Year

OneEnergy Renewables develops utility-scale renewable energy projects across North America for commercial, industrial, non-profit, government, and educational institutions. OneEnergy Renewables delivers advanced energy procurement solutions and sophisticated clean energy market expertise to meet the financial and sustainability targets of its customers. OneEnergy Renewables is also helping a new generation of talented professionals to take the baton and usher the industry into its next phase through the OneEnergy Scholars Program.

Employment in the solar industry has risen by 86 percent in the past five years, and is continuing to exceed growth expectations, adding workers at a rate of nearly 20 times faster than the overall economy. The OneEnergy Scholars Program is a mentorship and networking program for students pursuing careers in the renewable energy sector. The highly-coveted program offers career guidance to its scholars and direct access to top companies and industry executives within the OneEnergy Renewables network. Scholars have successfully gone on to work for leading solar companies and renewable energy organizations.

Previous winner Sara Nelson, Fremont Brewing Company, presented the Green/Sustainable Small Business of the Year award to Jennifer Barnes and Travis Bryan with King County Executive Dow Constantine